- NTSB Chair: My 5-year-old Minivan Has Better Safety Features Than Most Large Buses (AP)
- Video: Obama Calls for Cutting Oil Imports By a Third (WaPo)
- Miami Herald Editorial: Aren't Empty Suburban Homes a Sign That Sprawl Isn't Working?
- Rules About Rail, Airline Unions Could Bring Down Aviation Bill (The Hill)
- Among the States Asking for Wisconsin's Rejected Rail Funds Is... Wisconsin (GreenTechMedia)
- Getting Greedy: California Now Wants All of Florida's Rail Money (LAT)
- Why the Resistance to Mass Transit? It's Our Only Way Out of the Jam We're In (Reuters)
- Honolulu Rail Opponents Hire Top Environmental Lawyer (KHON)
- Should Taxpayers Be Funding a Streetcar Line to Portland's Wealthy Suburb? (Oregonian)
- Speed Limits on the Autobahn (!) and Clean Car Zones in Europe's Cities (Wired)
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